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Insight30 May 2023

Collaboration enables fibre traceability

Textile fibre manufacturer Birla Cellulose is using blockchain technology to verify the sustainability of its products and enable more traceability in its supply chain.

CellulosicsDesign & Trends

Insight30 May 2023

Industry first: bio-gas replaces fossil feedstock

Global producer of premium and sustainable nylon fashion and performance fibres Nilit has launched a premium Nylon 6.6 product, which replaces part of the fossil feedstock with bio-gas from recycled organic waste.

SyntheticsSustainability

Prices29 May 2023

Executive Market Report

Germany has been facing a technical recession as new data from the Federal Statistical Office reveals a decline in the GDP during Q1 2023.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Prices

26 May 2023

Wool Market Report

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

Sponsoredfree26 May 2023

Coldenhove launches sublimation paper for sportswear

In this Fireside Chat, WTiN's Joseph Link, as well as Coldenhove’s, Eduardo Casel and Hugo Geerdinck, discuss the company’s latest innovation: Jetcol TA sublimation transfer paper.

Digital PrintingSportswearManufacturing Technology

Insight26 May 2023

Eco-advanced indigo

DyStar, a specialty chemical company, has launched its latest innovation: Eco-Advanced Indigo Dyeing. The product has been designed to reduce up to 90% of water usage and 30% of energy consumption during the production process.

DyeingFinishingManufacturing Technology

Webinar25 May 2023

Sustainability as a competitive advantage for the textile industry

Watch Shannon McCarthy, Datatex and Carbonfact’s CEO, Marc Laurent, in the discussion on how enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other IT tools can support a company on their sustainability measures.

EffectsKnittingSustainability

Insight25 May 2023

Material matters: Looking beyond the product

The product is the main reference when discussing supply chain risk or supply chain legislation.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Insight25 May 2023

Japanese chemical firm invests in 3D printing

Asahi Kasei, a multinational Japanese chemicals company, has invested in Castor Technologies, an Israeli start-up specialising in the development of 3D printing software.

ApparelManufacturing Technology

Intelligence25 May 2023

Integration of super-material graphene into nonwovens explored

The highly versatile material graphene is becoming increasingly popular in a variety of health and safety applications in nonwoven products.

NonwovensApparelResearch & Development

Insight25 May 2023

New UK lab to support small firms using robotics

A new research facility to support micro-scale fashion businesses using robotic technologies for more sustainable production is being developed at Manchester Fashion Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).

ApparelIndustry 4.0

Insight25 May 2023

Supply chain inspiration at ITMA’s start-up valley

An abundance of new ideas from young companies will be showcased at ITMA 2023 in Milan, Italy, reports Adrian Wilson.

FabricsApparelManufacturing Technology

Insight24 May 2023

Moving mountains with speciality fibres

Nancy Johnston, founder of House of Tengri, talks to Madelaine Thomas about the company’s speciality fibres, its new Bhutan-based project and the importance of respecting culture, people, animals and land.

ApparelYarnsTrade

Innovation Briefing24 May 2023

User-centricity in adaptive design

WTiN examines efforts to improve the practicality, comfort and aesthetics of adaptive clothing serving those with disabilities, limited mobility, or other needs – considering benefits to clothing physiology and psychology.

ApparelApparelResearch & Development

Sponsoredfree23 May 2023

Brother enters latex printing market

The words flexibility and versatility have been bandied around the textile printing industry for some time, and they haven’t gone unnoticed at Brother.

Digital PrintingSustainability

Intelligence23 May 2023

New process for recycled carbon fibre nonwovens

The Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) and Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) have investigated a new technology for processing nonwovens containing recycled carbon fibres (rCFs).

NonwovensFibresManufacturing Technology

Event Report23 May 2023

Event Report: Traceability

This report provides an overview of traceability in the textile & apparel value chain, highlighting the benefits, challenges and tracer technologies that currently exist in the sector.

FibresYarnsIndustry 4.0

Insight23 May 2023

Electrically conductive but thermally insulating

Nonwoven materials with high electrical conductivity and very low thermal conductivity have been developed by researchers at the University of Bayreuth, Germany.

NonwovensTechnical TextilesResearch & Development

Insight23 May 2023

Bio-based ingredients for natural dye

Octarine Bio (a biotech startup) has partnered with cell programming platform Ginkgo Bioworks to produce natural dyes for the textile & apparel sector.

DyeingFinishingSustainability

Insight22 May 2023

Italian association confirms drop in Q1 orders

The textile machinery orders index for the first quarter of 2023, as processed by the Economics Office of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, declined markedly compared to January-March 2022 (-35%).

FibresYarnsManufacturing Technology

Prices22 May 2023

Executive Market Report

Industry leaders at the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference in India held last week were fully focused on one topic – sustainability.

FibresYarnsMarkets & Prices

Insight19 May 2023

Felix Schoeller enters DTF market

Specialty paper manufacturer Felix Schoeller will unveil a new transfer film that targets the burgeoning direct-to-film (DTF) printing market at FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich on 23-26 May.

Digital PrintingSustainability

Insight19 May 2023

EU deal with Norway for greener industry

On 24 April 2023, the EU and Norway established a Green Alliance to strengthen their cooperation on climate action, environmental protection, clean energy and industrial transition.

ApparelFabricsTrade

Prices19 May 2023

Wool Market Report

A comprehensive weekly round-up and analysis of price developments at the major wool auctions around the world.

NaturalMarkets & Prices

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